Month: September 2017

(Update: Man missing in Ochocos found; Peplin still missing) Two unrelated missing-person searches took place Thursday in Wheeler County, one for a 22-year-old Redmond man and another, successful effort to find a 71-year-old man with dementia last seen in the Ochoco Mountains. Sheriff’s deputies said Josh Peplin, 22, was reported last seen Wednesday afternoon on

A wedding ring for sale on Facebook might have attracted someone to break into a Prineville woman’s home and take more than $26,000 worth of jewelry, tools, and cash. The victim, Brynessa Taylor told NewsChannel 21 on Thursday, the day before the burglary, she listed her wedding ring for sale on a Facebook Marketplace “They’re

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission announced Friday it has 32 applications for proposed retail liquor locations in the Central and Northeast Oregon areas, 20 of those for new locations on the High Desert. The OLCC said earlier this year it was looking to add about 10 liquor stores across 14 counties in central, northern and

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – The city of Spokane, Washington, is laying tons of basalt boulders below Interstate 90 to prevent homeless people from camping downtown. The Spokesman-Review says (https://goo.gl/h9vfXm) the $150,000 effort is one of many steps the city is taking to get people off the streets and into shelters. The city council earlier this year approved

With increasing temperatures and persistent wildfire smoke, Deschutes County Health Services has identified health tips and cleaner air cooling centers to help residents find relief. To help stay healthy during poor air quality conditions, recommendations include: · Be aware of smoke concentrations in your area and avoid the places with highest concentrations. · Avoid smoke